California
Without question, California is the state most closely associated with wine. Not only is wine big business in California, it’s one of the state’s most well known exports.
There aren’t wine trails per se in California, probably because they’re better known as wine growing regions. Practically the entire state has some grape growing activity taking place, with the exception of major metropolitan areas and the desert region in California’s southeast corner.
The five major growing areas, or “wine country” areas if you prefer, are the North Coast (which included Napa and Sonoma), Central Coast, Central Valley, Sierra Foothills, and South Coast. Each of the five offers their own distinctive array of various wine styles, many of which are available locally or through specialty California wine clubs..
You can learn more about each of these regions through the Wine Institute, which has the most up to date information about each region.
